| Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 6,000,000 |
| Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 4,860,000 |
| Gilles Bernies | Germany | 3,350,000 |
| Kuljinder Sidhu | UK | 2,505,000 |
| Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 1,410,000 |
| Rhys Jones | UK | 0 |
2:58pm: EPT newbie bests EPT Player of the Year
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Gilles Bernies, who is playing in his first ever EPT event, just took a nice little pot from EPT Player of the Year Dzmitry Urbanovich, without ever needing to see a community card.
The German opened to 125,000 on the button with the [ah][4s], but was met by an instant three bet to 350,000 from Urbanovich holding [kh][js] out of the small blind. Patrick Clarke folded his big blind, and it was back on Bernies.
Bernies thought for a minute or so, taking his now trademark deep breaths, and calmly made a four bet to 975,000. Urbanovich decided to give it up, so ship that pot to Bernies. --JS
2:55pm: Kings out twice in a row
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Gilles Bernies and Iliodoros Kamatakis both found pocket kings in consecutive hands, but neither picked up a customer pre-flop. Bernies got a few more than Kamatakis because Patrick Clarke had opened already in his hand, a bet that was called by Kamatakis. Bernies' three-bet got them both out.
Kamatakis open-raised when found kings and everyone else folded. -- HS
2:50pm: The Clarke and Sidhu show
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
It's all about Patrick Clarke and Kully Sidhu right now.
In this hand - the third instalment in this developing rivalry - Patrick Clarke opened on the button to 115,000 with the [th][7c], and Sidhu made the call from small blind with the [as][4d]. Ilios Kamatakis folded the big and it was two (the same two) to the flop.
It came [7d][ac][ah] and Sidhu checked, resulting in a 125,000 c-bet from Clarke. Sidhu called.
The [qc] landed on the turn and it went check check, taking us to the [2h] river. Now Sidhu led for 400,000 with his trip aces. Clarke thought for a minute and made the call with his pair of sevens. He saw the bad news, and Sidhu wins this round.
Patrick Clarke 5,040,000
Kully Sidhu 2,520,000 --JS
2:45pm: Sidhu with pre-flop aggression
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Kully Sidhu came off second best in a hand against Patrick Clarke not long ago, but he's just won some back. That said, he put his life on the line and might have been caught out.
Clarke opened from the small blind and Sidhu three-bet shoved from the big, for 1.66 million. Clarke had [as][th] and was ahead of Sidhu's [ad][6d], but Clarke didn't know how dominant he was.
He took a while over the decision, but then let it go. Job done for Sidhu. -- HS
2:40pm: Urbanovich attacks
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Dzmitry Urbanovich today proved his is mortal: the chip-leader showed up today with a sallow complexion and a need to run to the bathroom every few minutes -- he's sick, and not in a good way. But he still managed to push Iliodoros Kamatakis off a hand, betting on the turn of [2s][as][td][qc] with [jh][9d] and getting Kamatakis to fold [jd][tc]. -- HS
2:35: Clarke gets the best of Sidhu with a cracking call
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Irishman Patrick Clarke and Brit Kully Sidhu are sat next to each other in the centre of this final table, and they seem to be developing something of a rivalry.
Clarke just opened to 110,000 with the [th][td], and Sidhu called on the button with the [ac][3c]. The flop came [5d][kd][2c] giving Sidhu a gutshot, and presenting an overcard to Clarke's pair. Both opted to check.
The turn was the [2d] and now Clarke decided to continue for a bet of 115,000. Sidhu called (perhaps floating with a plan on the river) and so we saw one more card.
It was the [kh], giving both two pair (but Clarke a bigger one), and the Irishman led for 230,000. Sidhu then went into the tank for around two minutes, deciding whether or not to execute his plan. He then put out a raise to 630,000. It didn't take Clarke too long to call and what a great call it was.
Patrick Clarke 5,800,000
Kully Sidhu 1,680,000 --JS
2:25pm: Sidhu sniffs out weakness and puts pressure on Kamatakis
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Kully Sidhu opened to 110,000 from under the gun with [as][6c], and was met with a three bet to 310,000 from Ilios Kamatakis with the [jh][th]. It folded back around to Sidhu who shoved almost immediately.
Kamatakis thought for a moment, but decided to keep his 1.72 million and fight another day. Sidhu showed the [6c] as he raked in the chips. --JS
2:20pm: Clarke unafraid of Sidhu
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Kuljinder Sidhu has been three-betting liberally throughout the week and now, given that we have hole cards on EPT Live, we know the kind of hands he does it with. His range apparently includes [ts][7c]. He just did that after an open from Patrick Clarke, but Clarke called and then took it down on the river on a double-paired board. His fours were counterfeited, but he didn't mind and he sensed weakness from Sidhu. Sidhu folded on the end. -- HS
4:15pm: Short stack Jones busts to chip leader Urbanovich
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
It has not taken long for us to lose our first player. As you'd expect, it was the short stack Rhys Jones who got it in and as you'd expect, it was Dzmitry Urbanovich who rakes in even more chips.
Urbanovich opened to 110,000 with the [ac][tc] and it folded around to Jones in the big blind. He paused for a moment before deciding to shove with [as][9h], and Urbanovich made the call.
The flop was crushing for Jones - it came [ts][2d][5h]. The [9d] gave him some hope of rivering a set, but the [ad] river just gave him an inferior two pair.
Jones collects €119,450 for his sixth place finish, while Urbanovich is up to nearly 6 million now. --JS
2:05pm: Rhys Jones is playing for more than the title
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
He might be coming in to this final table as the short stack with 740,000, but Rhys Jones has big plans if he should win the EPT Dublin Main Event:
2pm: Off they go
Level 27 - Blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000)
Away they go. Here are your final six:
Final table players (l-r): Ilioros Kamatakis, Gilles Bernies, Patrick Clarke, Rhys Jones, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Kuljinder Sidhu
1pm: Preparing to crown a champion
It's 1pm at the Royal Dublin Society and six players remain in the EPT Dublin Main Event, looking for that elusive first prize. Only one (Kuljinder Sidhu) has been at a Main Event final table before, but all eyes are surely on Dzmitry Urbanovich, poker's most wunderest of wunderkinds.
Urbanovich is approaching the one-year anniversary of his explosive arrival on the global stage (that four-trophy sensation in Malta), so can be complete the most spectacular 12 months with a Main Event title? Only a fool would bet against him. Speaking of which...
Play is getting under way in the tournament room here, but there's a one-hour security delay so that action can be shown as live on EPT Live with hole cards exposed. No spoilers until then. -- HS
Here are the stacks at the beginning of the day. And why not take a look back and how they got them with last night's wrap.
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 5,125,000 |
| Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 4,300,000 |
| Kuljinder Sidhu | UK | 3,260,000 |
| Gilles Bernies | Germany | 2,735,000 |
| Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 1,965,000 |
| Rhys Jones | UK | 740,000 |
Take a look at the official website of the EPT, with tournament schedule, news, results and accommodation details for the rest of the season.
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PokerStars Blog reporting team on the EPT12 Dublin Main Event: JAck Stanton and Howard Swains. His joie de vivre balances my world-weariness to produce a perfect mean. Photography by Neil Stoddart. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.
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